2007/755/EC: Council Decision of 19 November 2007 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe
Date: 2007-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Western Balkans, appointment of staff, diplomatic representation, stability pact

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 November 2007

on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe

(2007/755/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

ensure a smooth and timely final hand-over from the
this mandate
to the new structures,
Stability Pact
includes a special emphasis on the requirements of the
transition to regional ownership and the need to ensure a
smooth and timely hand-over to the Secretary-General of
the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) until the end of
the mandate.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22
May 2000 on support for the United Nations Interim Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Office of the High Representative in
Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) and the Stability Pact for south-
eastern Europe (SP) (1), and in particular Article 1a thereof,

(4)

It is appropriate to lay down clear lines of responsibility
as well as guidance on coordination and reporting,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

On 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of the Member
States of the European Union and the Commission of the
European Communities, together with the other parti-
cipants in the Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe,
agreed to establish a Stability Pact
for south-eastern
Europe, hereinafter called the ‘Stability Pact’.

Dr Erhard BUSEK is hereby appointed Special Coordinator of the
Stability Pact for south-eastern Europe.

Article 2

The Special Coordinator shall carry out the functions provided
for in point 13 of the Stability Pact of 10 June 1999.

Article 3

In order to achieve the objective referred to in Article 2, the
mandate of the Special Coordinator shall be to:

Article 1a of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 provides for
the Special Coordinator of
to be
appointed on an annual basis.

the Stability Pact

(a) promote achievement of the Pact’s objectives within, and
between, the individual countries, where the Pact proves
to have an added value;

is

in

to

laid

necessary

together with

It
the
establish,
appointment, a mandate for the Special Coordinator.
Council Decision
down
The mandate
2006/921/EC of 11 December 2006 on the appointment
of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for south-
eastern Europe (2) for 2006 is appropriate. Further to the
conclusions of the Stability Pact’s Regional Table held in
Zagreb on 10 May 2007, the south-east European Coop-
eration Process (SEECP) Ministerial and Summit meetings
held on 10 and 11 May 2007, as well as the Council
Conclusions of May 2007 calling upon the Special Coor-
dinator of the Stability Pact, the new Secretary-General
and the Bulgarian SEECP Chairmanship in Office to

(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2098/2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 351, 13.12.2006, p. 19.

(b) chair the south-eastern Europe Regional Table;

(c) maintain close contact with all participants and facilitating
States, organisations and institutions of the Stability Pact, as
well as relevant regional initiatives and organisations, with a
view to fostering regional cooperation and enhancing
regional ownership;

(d) cooperate closely with all

institutions of

the European
Union and with its Member States in order to promote
the role of the European Union in the Pact in accordance
with points 18, 19, and 20 of the Stability Pact and to
ensure complementarity between the work of the Stability
Pact and the Stabilisation and Association Process;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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(e) meet periodically and collectively as appropriate with the
Chairs of the Working Tables to ensure strategic overall
coordination and act as
the South-
Eastern Europe Regional Table and its instruments;

the secretariat of

(f) work on the basis of a list, agreed in advance and in consul-
tation with the participants in the Stability Pact, of priority
actions for the Stability Pact to implement in the first half of
2008, and adjust the working methods and structures of the
Stability Pact
the transition to regional
ownership,
ensuring consistency and efficient use of
resources;

to the needs of

(g) facilitate the implementation of the transition to regional
ownership in accordance with the conclusions of
the
Regional Table on 30 May 2006 and to this purpose
work closely with the south-east European Cooperation
its
the Regional Cooperation Council
Process,
Secretary-General; particular attention shall be given to the
establishment of the Regional Cooperation Council and of
its secretariat; special emphasis shall be put on the stream-
lining of
the
Stability Pact;

the various Task Forces and initiatives of

and

(h) ensure a smooth and timely hand-over to the Secretary-
General of
the Regional Cooperation Council and the
closing down of remaining administrative operations of
the Stability Pact.

Article 4

The Special Coordinator shall conclude a financing agreement
with the Commission.

Article 5

The activities of the Special Coordinator shall be coordinated
with those of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Repre-
sentative for the CFSP, the Presidency of the Council and the
Commission, notably in the framework of the Informal Consul-
tative Committee. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained
with the Presidency of
the
the Council,
Member States’ Heads of Mission, the Special Representatives
the
the European Union, as well as with the Office of
of
High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
United Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.

the Commission,

Article 6

The Special Coordinator shall report, as appropriate,
to the
Council and the Commission. He shall continue to inform the
European Parliament regularly about his activities.

Article 7

This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2007.

For the Council
The President

L. AMADO